I've been holding off on writing my review, but since my cat had to be rushed to the emergency pet hospital a few weeks after a check up at Cameron Veterinary Hospital, I wanted to warn potential cust... Read More
I've been holding off on writing my review, but since my cat had to be rushed to the emergency pet hospital a few weeks after a check up at Cameron Veterinary Hospital, I wanted to warn potential customers of this clinic to beware!I specifically requested an appointment with Dr. Cameron, since it seems like she specializes in cats based on reviews from other Yelpers. My cat has a strange issue where he dribbles a few drops of pee on the floor after using the litter box. My cousin is in vet school and was concerned he might have issues with his bladder or urinary tract, and encourged me to bring him to a vet. We made an appointment at Cameron after getting quotes from a few vet places in the Sunnyvale area (Cameron was the most expensive by $5 but we figured this meant better service due to a higher reputation). Dr. Cameron was about 15 minutes late to the appointment, and our poor cat was nervously pacing the examination room with meowing cat and barking dog noises emanating from the other rooms. She proceeded to examine our cat, and said she didn't see anything of concern except that he was on the heavier side and should lose weight (we already had him on diet food and diet portions). She also recommended a few tests that we could do to see if he had any internal issues- a urinalysis, a blood test, and/or an x-ray. We asked what the costs would be for each procedure, and the urinalysis was the cheapest option at about $50-$60 I think, the blood test would have been close to $125 (I think), and the x-ray I can't remember, but was also pricey. We opted for the urinalysis since it seemed comprehensive, and was also the cheapest, but Dr. Cameron seemed to want us to have more procedures done and we had to be firm about just the urinalysis. She called us on a Saturday to go over the results, and was very thorough, which I appreciated. She said the test was normal, and she hadn't seen this type of spotting problem before, and we should keep him on a diet to ensure he loses weight.Fast forward to a few weeks later. He was trying to use the litter box but without success. We noticed he would go in there but it would be dry after he exited, and decided to Google the symptoms. They recommended he be rushed to the vet since they could die within 24 hours if they are unable to pee. We decided to take him to Adobe Pet Hospital since it happened on a Sunday and they are open 24/7. The vet there noticed that he pee'd a little in the carrier and examined the towel we have in there, and found crystals present in his pee. They had to flush the crystals out, put in a catheter, and monitor him overnight (amongst other things), which ended up costing $1500. The vet there also noticed that his prepuce (skin around his male anatomy) was much thicker than the normal cat, and was the reason he could not urinate normally and caused the crystal formation. According to the vet, this problem was ongoing, and we were lucky the crystals didn't cause a blockage until now. She suggested a procedure to elminate the extra prepuce skin, which should solve his urination issue, and also lower the risk of the crystals re-forming. This cost another $1000.I was horrified that despite an urinalysis at Cameron Veterinary Hospital, they did not detect any abnormalities or crystals in his system. Also, Dr. Cameron did not suggest the procedure to help resolve his issue, and instead tried to upsell us on other costly "tests". Needless to say, I will not be back to Cameron Veterinary Hospital, and encourage potential customers to do their research before coming here, as it may cost them a trip to the emergency pet hospital/$1500! Read Less